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Looking for a general purpose backpack..

Enough to throw a couple of days of clothes into, plus miscellaneous other odds and ends (including lights). I'm planning to be flying a bit and would prefer to avoid check-in if possible. So this pack has to be airline legal.

I don't need something that fancy, just spacious. No special features inside. In fact, forget all the crap 'laptop' compartments. I treat neither my laptops nor cameras with kid gloves. For that matter, forget camera compartments too, they just tie up valuable space. A big hollow internal inside would be great

Comfortable on the shoulders would be important too. Weight of the pack unloaded should be as light as possible. I've seen camera bags that weigh six pounds dry - with airlines actively WEIGHING carry-on these days, that eats up a lot of your seven permitted kilos.

Re: Looking for a general purpose backpack..

It doesn't come cheap, but then again when has good quality ever? Chrome Bags makes backpacks and you will be blown away by their build quality. They are also all waterproof, and carry a lifetime warranty. If you ever mess one up they will repair it also.

Re: Looking for a general purpose backpack..

Indeed - I tried it on a 10-day trip a couple years ago, and it worked - just one carry-on - every other trip I'd brought a suitcase, this was way better.

I take it you mean the MG P-Rocket SST-50 NW? I've been following mentions of it on these forums; main thing that cools me to it is the memory feature - I like to have a light always come on at a known level.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. -- Confucius

Re: Looking for a general purpose backpack..

Originally Posted by cistallus

Indeed - I tried it on a 10-day trip a couple years ago, and it worked - just one carry-on - every other trip I'd brought a suitcase, this was way better.

I take it you mean the MG P-Rocket SST-50 NW? I've been following mentions of it on these forums; main thing that cools me to it is the memory feature - I like to have a light always come on at a known level.

Download's custom version of the PR, very well made I must say.

I do wish it always came on forced-high but I figure you can't have everything it would be kick the @55 of the E1B if that was the case!